New Aegean Airlines route to Thessaloniki

05.06.2014

Greek airline Aegean Airlines is adding Thessaloniki to its flight schedule on 5 June 2014. The connection from Berlin Tegel will be served every Thursday and Sunday. Flights depart Berlin at 16:10 and arrive in Thessaloniki at 19:40. Flights from Thessaloniki to Berlin depart at 13:40 and land at TXL at 15:20. Airbus A320 aircraft will be operated on the route. Aegean Airlines is a Star Alliance member and also serves Athens and Heraklion from Berlin Tegel.

The culture and history of Thessaloniki, Greece’s second biggest city, have been shaped by its strategically favourable location. For centuries the seaport in the north of the country was an interface between north-south and east-west transportation routes (the Via Egnatia). Places of interest like the Bezesteni (a covered market with six domes), Turkish baths (hamams), numerous mosques, and the White Tower (the city’s famous landmark) tell of the Ottoman influence on the town. Whereas the imperial palace, Arch of Galerius and Rotunda bear witness to the Roman era.

Not far from Thessaloniki is the “three-fingered” peninsula Chalkidiki with its varied nature and landscape, numerous beaches, and turquoise-green sea that invite visitors to relax, explore and go for a swim.